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Life and love with a sprinkle of insight.

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Thai Food, Anyone? Meet Ann!
Hello!–After a frigid winter, we are all looking forward to enjoying a more temperate spring and maybe getting out of [...]

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Published On: April 4th, 2026Categories: Life, Love and Insights, Podcast - EXTRA Ordinary People with Author, Shirley Wachtel
Bea Lurie–Exploring Her Father’s Legacy
Hello!– Sol Lurie, now in his late 90’s, is an amazing man. A Holocaust survivor, he overcame fear, torture, and [...]

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Published On: January 3rd, 2026Categories: Holocaust, Life, Love and Insights, Podcast - EXTRA Ordinary People with Author, Shirley Wachtel, Uncategorized

From The Podcast

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June 15, 2020

Charlie Wachtel – Screenwriter, Academy Award Winner (BlacKkKlansman)
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July 25, 2021

Karen Kaplan Klein
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November 3, 2025

Jonathan Hunger

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Meet Jonathan Hunger, Park Ranger
November 2, 2025

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Join me on Renee’s Reading Club
October 6, 2025

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Meet the Reading Guru–Renee Weingarten
September 7, 2025

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Listen To Shirley’s Radio Interview with Rabbi Sam Cohon and Friends
September 4, 2025

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Want to Know About Pickleball? Ask Mario Fronzoni
July 5, 2025

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July – An Afternoon with Shirley Russak Wachtel
June 30, 2025

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Shirley is Professor Emerita of English at Middlesex College in New Jersey. Her short stories and poems have appeared in various literary journals. She earned a Doctor of Letters Degree from Drew University, and in 2017 she received the Middlesex County College Scholar of the Year Award.

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